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Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 50 | Tuesday April 6, 2010
InDEX
2 · News Digest
4 · Opinion
5 · Lifestyle
8 · Classifieds
10 · Crossword
12 · Sports
Song and dance: A review
of the School of Theatre’s
spring musical. PAGE 5
Mountain high: The USC freestyle
ski team repeats as national
champions. PAGE 12
By aadrita mukerji
Daily Trojan
Because of a technical glitch
that went unnoticed by admin-istrators,
book lists were not ini-tially
available on the fall 2010
schedule of classes, despite
the university’s announcement
that lists would be added for all
courses.
The university announced in
February that book lists would
be available for all courses in the
fall schedule of classes in compli-ance
with a new federal law that
goes into effect in July and re-quires
all schools to publish text-book
information in their course
catalogues. The move, adminis-trators
said, was intended to help
students monitor their textbook
costs as they selected courses for
the upcoming semester.
But when the schedule of class-es
went online in early March,
the book lists were nowhere to be
found.
“There was an error generated
by having more than one registra-tion
term active at one time,” said
Ken Servis, dean of academic re-cords
and registrar. “We had reg-istration
open for summer 2010
and fall 2010, so the system didn’t
display the book lists for fall.”
Once brought to the attention
of administrators, the error was
fixed at noon on Monday. Since
then, the lists have been accessi-ble
via a small textbook icon next
to each class on the online sched-ule
of classes. It includes each
textbook’s title, ISBN and new
and used prices.
Though not all students had
noticed that the book lists were
absent, many are glad to have the
chance to view them now.
“Now that they’re there, they’re
really helpful,” said Samantha
Howell, a sophomore majoring in
international relations and po-litical
science. “I tend to buy all
my textbooks online, and the lists
make that process a lot easier.”
For students, the techni-cal
error was fixed just in time:
Registration for undergraduates
begins at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
“Thankfully, nobody had regis-tered
yet, so it doesn’t really make
a difference,” Servis said. “It’s the
first time we’ve had two terms
open for registration, which is
why there was a glitch.”
Lisa Zhao, the vice chair and
textbook campaign coordina-tor
for USC’s California Public
Interest Research Group said it is
important that the problem was
fixed in time for registration.
“Students have a right to know
what textbooks they’re using
and how much they will cost be-fore
they register for classes,” she
said. “I’ve had to drop classes be-cause
the textbooks were so ex-pensive,
and the book lists stop
that from happening.”
Though the technical glitch
Book lists finally added
to fall schedule of classes
A glitch that kept students
from viewing book lists was
fixed by officials Monday.
| see books, page 7 |
Feel the beat
Alexander Singer of the Thornton School of Music’s Percussion Ensemble performs in the Alfred Newman Recital
Hall as part of the ensemble’s performance Monday evening. Directed by Erik Forrester, an associate professor
at Thornton, the Percussion Ensemble uses a wide range of both standard and exotic percussion instruments.
James Watson | Daily Trojan
By Somto Ugwueze
Daily Trojan
The second of six public opinion polls conducted
by the USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences and
the Los Angeles Times found large shifts in attitudes
among California voters regarding immigration pol-icy
and the economy, according to results released
Monday.
According to Ann Crigler, chair and professor of
political science, a number of students were involved
in formulating questions and doing research for the
poll. She said getting students involved with the proj-ect
was crucial for them to understand how to do re-search.
“It gives them a much better understanding of how
to analyze the polls they read in their daily lives, and
they also think about politics in general and how to
get people interested in it,” she said.
Still, the project would like to have more students
involved in formulating questions and analyzing re-sults,
according to Dan Schnur, director of USC’s Jesse
M. Unruh Institute of Politics, who said there will be
a series of upcoming events for students interested in
getting involved in the project.
“Our goal is to gradually get students more in-volved,”
he said. “We think this will be a very unique
Results of second USC
College/Los Angeles
Times Poll released
The poll aims to survey a significant number of
swing voters to determine voter attitudes.
| see poll, page 7 |
By ebony bailey
Daily Trojan
The Annenberg Foundation has donat-ed
$10 million to the Annenberg School
for Communication & Journalism and
the Keck School of Medicine to help fund
scholarships for incoming students in
both schools.
The Wallis Annenberg Endowed
Scholarship Fund will provide scholar-ships
of up to $35,000 to incoming Keck
students and up to $25,000 to incoming
Annenberg students. Scholarship recipi-ents
will be chosen based on academic
merit and financial need.
Leonard Aube, executive director of
the Annenberg Foundation, said Wallis
Annenberg chose to make the donation
because of the rising cost of higher educa-tion.
“Wallis recognizes that across higher
education it has become more and more
expensive, and it’s been harder and hard-er
for families to gain access,” Aube said.
“She felt compelled to want to provide and
strengthen the university’s ability to pro-vide
financial resources for the students.”
According to Aube, Wallis Annenberg
chose to donate to Keck because the cost
of attending medical school is significant,
Annenberg Foundation donates $10 million
The money will be split evenly
between Keck and Annenberg and
will be used to fund scholarships.
| see annenberg, page 3 |
Tim Tran | Daily Trojan
Big money · The Annenberg Foundation recently donated $10 million to the
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and the Keck School of Medicine.

Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California Since 1912 | www.dailytrojan.com | VOL. 169, NO. 50 | Tuesday April 6, 2010
InDEX
2 · News Digest
4 · Opinion
5 · Lifestyle
8 · Classifieds
10 · Crossword
12 · Sports
Song and dance: A review
of the School of Theatre’s
spring musical. PAGE 5
Mountain high: The USC freestyle
ski team repeats as national
champions. PAGE 12
By aadrita mukerji
Daily Trojan
Because of a technical glitch
that went unnoticed by admin-istrators,
book lists were not ini-tially
available on the fall 2010
schedule of classes, despite
the university’s announcement
that lists would be added for all
courses.
The university announced in
February that book lists would
be available for all courses in the
fall schedule of classes in compli-ance
with a new federal law that
goes into effect in July and re-quires
all schools to publish text-book
information in their course
catalogues. The move, adminis-trators
said, was intended to help
students monitor their textbook
costs as they selected courses for
the upcoming semester.
But when the schedule of class-es
went online in early March,
the book lists were nowhere to be
found.
“There was an error generated
by having more than one registra-tion
term active at one time,” said
Ken Servis, dean of academic re-cords
and registrar. “We had reg-istration
open for summer 2010
and fall 2010, so the system didn’t
display the book lists for fall.”
Once brought to the attention
of administrators, the error was
fixed at noon on Monday. Since
then, the lists have been accessi-ble
via a small textbook icon next
to each class on the online sched-ule
of classes. It includes each
textbook’s title, ISBN and new
and used prices.
Though not all students had
noticed that the book lists were
absent, many are glad to have the
chance to view them now.
“Now that they’re there, they’re
really helpful,” said Samantha
Howell, a sophomore majoring in
international relations and po-litical
science. “I tend to buy all
my textbooks online, and the lists
make that process a lot easier.”
For students, the techni-cal
error was fixed just in time:
Registration for undergraduates
begins at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
“Thankfully, nobody had regis-tered
yet, so it doesn’t really make
a difference,” Servis said. “It’s the
first time we’ve had two terms
open for registration, which is
why there was a glitch.”
Lisa Zhao, the vice chair and
textbook campaign coordina-tor
for USC’s California Public
Interest Research Group said it is
important that the problem was
fixed in time for registration.
“Students have a right to know
what textbooks they’re using
and how much they will cost be-fore
they register for classes,” she
said. “I’ve had to drop classes be-cause
the textbooks were so ex-pensive,
and the book lists stop
that from happening.”
Though the technical glitch
Book lists finally added
to fall schedule of classes
A glitch that kept students
from viewing book lists was
fixed by officials Monday.
| see books, page 7 |
Feel the beat
Alexander Singer of the Thornton School of Music’s Percussion Ensemble performs in the Alfred Newman Recital
Hall as part of the ensemble’s performance Monday evening. Directed by Erik Forrester, an associate professor
at Thornton, the Percussion Ensemble uses a wide range of both standard and exotic percussion instruments.
James Watson | Daily Trojan
By Somto Ugwueze
Daily Trojan
The second of six public opinion polls conducted
by the USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences and
the Los Angeles Times found large shifts in attitudes
among California voters regarding immigration pol-icy
and the economy, according to results released
Monday.
According to Ann Crigler, chair and professor of
political science, a number of students were involved
in formulating questions and doing research for the
poll. She said getting students involved with the proj-ect
was crucial for them to understand how to do re-search.
“It gives them a much better understanding of how
to analyze the polls they read in their daily lives, and
they also think about politics in general and how to
get people interested in it,” she said.
Still, the project would like to have more students
involved in formulating questions and analyzing re-sults,
according to Dan Schnur, director of USC’s Jesse
M. Unruh Institute of Politics, who said there will be
a series of upcoming events for students interested in
getting involved in the project.
“Our goal is to gradually get students more in-volved,”
he said. “We think this will be a very unique
Results of second USC
College/Los Angeles
Times Poll released
The poll aims to survey a significant number of
swing voters to determine voter attitudes.
| see poll, page 7 |
By ebony bailey
Daily Trojan
The Annenberg Foundation has donat-ed
$10 million to the Annenberg School
for Communication & Journalism and
the Keck School of Medicine to help fund
scholarships for incoming students in
both schools.
The Wallis Annenberg Endowed
Scholarship Fund will provide scholar-ships
of up to $35,000 to incoming Keck
students and up to $25,000 to incoming
Annenberg students. Scholarship recipi-ents
will be chosen based on academic
merit and financial need.
Leonard Aube, executive director of
the Annenberg Foundation, said Wallis
Annenberg chose to make the donation
because of the rising cost of higher educa-tion.
“Wallis recognizes that across higher
education it has become more and more
expensive, and it’s been harder and hard-er
for families to gain access,” Aube said.
“She felt compelled to want to provide and
strengthen the university’s ability to pro-vide
financial resources for the students.”
According to Aube, Wallis Annenberg
chose to donate to Keck because the cost
of attending medical school is significant,
Annenberg Foundation donates $10 million
The money will be split evenly
between Keck and Annenberg and
will be used to fund scholarships.
| see annenberg, page 3 |
Tim Tran | Daily Trojan
Big money · The Annenberg Foundation recently donated $10 million to the
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism and the Keck School of Medicine.